Czochralski growth of tin crystals as a multi-physical model experiment

TL;DR

This paper introduces a new experimental setup for Czochralski growth of tin crystals, integrating in-situ measurements and simulations to enhance understanding of physical phenomena involved in crystal growth.

Contribution

It presents a novel multi-physical model experiment setup with comprehensive measurements and simulations for studying Czochralski crystal growth processes.

Findings

Successful development of a new experimental setup

Analysis of tin crystal growth using analytical and numerical methods

Enhanced understanding of heat transfer, electromagnetism, and flow dynamics

Abstract

A new setup for Czochralski growth of model materials in air atmosphere has been developed. It includes various in-situ measurements to access the basic physical phenomena on a macroscopic level: heat transfer, electromagnetism, melt and gas flows, crystal stresses. A reference experiment with tin is performed and analyzed using simple analytical estimates as well as 2D numerical simulations with open source models. This study aims to improve the basic physical understanding of the Czochralski growth process and to provide a useful tool for education and research, both for non-specialists and scientists.